HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- This day in Huntsville history:
5 years ago: Walter Jacobi, an original member of Dr. Wernher von Braun's rocket team that came to America at the end of World War II, died at the age of 91.
Jacobi played an invaluable role in designing the structure and components of America's Cold War rockets at Redstone Arsenal.
He was a native of Saalfeld, Germany and worked on von Braun's team during World War II at PeenemŸnde, building V-2 rockets. Jacobi was taken prisoner by the U.S. Army along with von Braun, and then, along with 116 other German rocket engineers, he was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, to work for the Army. He moved to Huntsville in 1950.
Jacobi was integral to the design of massive valves, which were used to move super-cold fuel and other fluids in the Saturn moon rockets.
20 years ago: A gunman attempted to rob Subway at 10099 South Memorial Parkway just before midnight, but the robbery failed when an employee couldn't get into the store safe.
The robber fired a bullet into the floor and then tried to hug the employee and apologize for his actions.